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Quartararo: It’s a long time since we had such a positive Saturday

Yamaha factory rider Fabio Quartararo was positively surprised by his race pace in the Qatar GP sprint on Saturday, when the Frenchman converted a morale-boosting front row start into fifth position at the flag.

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Quartararo didn’t expect to be “that good” in Qatar GP sprint race

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MotoGP Qatar GP: Marc Marquez grabs pole, Bagnaia crashes

Marc Marquez claimed yet another 2025 pole position on Saturday at the Qatar Grand Prix, edging his brother Alex (Gresini Ducati) into a familiar second place.

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What the Losail sprint race and qualifying tell us about the 2024 F1 Qatar GP

Either side of the Interlagos wildness, the other final sprint events of the 2024 Formula 1 season bear significant similarities that pile focus on Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and the Ferrari drivers. The key difference between Austin and Qatar, however, is that so far both McLaren and Mercedes have dominated…

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F1 Qatar GP qualifying - Start time, how to watch, channel

Lando Norris and McLaren topped the sprint shootout in Qatar on Friday, making them the favourites for the main qualifying as well.

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F1 Qatar GP sprint race: Start time, how to watch, TV channel

Lando Norris will start the sprint from pole position in the McLaren, ahead of Mercedes' George Russell and team-mate Oscar Piastri.

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Yamaha “not magicians” as it's left “not happy” after Qatar MotoGP round

Fabio Quartararo was the leading Yamaha in last Sunday’s Qatar GP down in 11th and 17.701 seconds off race winner Francesco Bagnaia on the factory Ducati.

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MotoGP Qatar GP: Martin tops first practice, Acosta shines in third

Following two pre-season tests in February, the 21-round 2024 MotoGP campaign begins this weekend in Qatar.

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MotoGP Qatar GP: Martin tops first practice as rookie Acosta stars

Following two pre-season tests in February, the 21-round 2024 MotoGP campaign began this weekend in Qatar.

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MotoGP Valencia GP: Vinales takes pole as Bagnaia heads Martin for title showdown

The factory Aprilia rider put in the first ever 1m28s lap at Circuit Ricardo Tormo with a 1m28.931s to take his first pole since Assen in 2021, two days prior to announcing he was quitting Yamaha a year early.He led from factory Ducati rider Bagnaia, who dominated Q1 before finishing…

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Qatar MotoGP winner Di Giannantonio explains ‘mapping 8’ message

The Gresini rider overtook championship leader Francesco Bagnaia in the latter stages of Sunday’s 22-lap Qatar GP to score a maiden premier class victory.

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MotoGP Qatar GP: Di Giannantonio takes maiden win, Bagnaia second after late scare

Di Giannantonio has no ride for the 2024 season having been moved aside to make way for Marc Marquez at Gresini Ducati next year.

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MotoGP Qatar GP: Marini snatches pole, Bagnaia heads Martin

Having taken a maiden pole last month in Indonesia, Marini added a second to his career tally when he fired in a 1m51.762s at the end of Q2 on his VR46 Ducati.

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MotoGP Qatar GP: Fernandez tops second practice after late yellow flag chaos

The only night practice of the Qatar weekend proved to be a tight affair, as Fernandez on his year-old Aprilia edged ahead of Gresini Ducati’s Fabio Di Giannantonio by 0.049 seconds after an hour of running.

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Bagnaia "not considering" Qatar GP as MotoGP title match point

This weekend's Qatar GP marks the penultimate round of the 2023 season and offers Bagnaia his first opportunity to win a second MotoGP crown.

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Bagnaia “not considering” Qatar GP as MotoGP title match point

This weekend’s Qatar GP marks the penultimate round of the 2023 season, and offers Bagnaia his first opportunity to win a second MotoGP crown.

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F1 chief Domenicali writes to GPDA over Qatar GP concerns

After the race, Williams duo Logan Sargeant and Alex Albon needed medical treatment, while most drivers said it was the toughest event in which they had ever competed.

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Why Qatar GP was "hell", "torture" for F1 drivers

Drivers are super fit athletes, and thus the state of some of them when they met the media having walked straight from parc ferme told its own story.

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Sargeant cleared after retiring from F1 Qatar GP with heatstroke

Sargeant was one of several drivers suffering from severe dehydration and heatstroke during what has been described as the most physically demanding race in recent times.

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How Mercedes can stop Verstappen domination in the Qatar GP

Formula 1 heads into the unknown in the 2023 Qatar Grand Prix.

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How Mercedes can stop Verstappen domination in F1's Qatar GP

Formula 1 heads into the unknown in the 2023 Qatar Grand Prix.

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2023 F1 Qatar GP results: Piastri wins sprint, Verstappen champion

Mercedes’ George Russell passed polewinner and early leader Piastri soon after a restart on lap three, but Russell’s pace on softer tyres fell away as the sprint entered its second half and Piastri repassed him to lead once more.

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F1 Qatar GP: Verstappen seals third world title as Piastri wins sprint

The 19-lap event featured three safety car periods and was characterised by the drivers opting to use soft tyres making big gains early on and the safety car restarts, before falling back as the race wore on with their rubber graining.

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New Pirelli F1 deal to be announced next week

Pirelli, which is currently managing tyre concerns at this weekend's Qatar GP, had been expected by paddock insiders to win the tender for some weeks, and the deal has now been ratified by the FIA World Motor Sport Council, which was the final step in a process that had been…

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